Announcements

Joseph Wahweotten

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Joseph “Joe” Eugene “Pok-to” Wahweotten, 55, of Mayetta, KS passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Mayetta. He was born February 28, 1962 in Holton, KS the son of Vernon L. and Rosemary (Masquat) Wahweotten.

Joe graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1980. He worked for many years installing dry wall for Gary Heath Drywall in Lawrence. Joe ha


Alma Higgins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland, KS

Alma Marie Higgins, 99, Highland, died May 1, 2017, at Highland Healthcare Center.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland with Rev. Jerry Petering presiding.  Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  

Memorial co


Gloria Meerpohl

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Gloria Meerpohl, 65, of Holton, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.   She was born September 3, 1951 at Horton, the daughter of Greg and Evelyn Jeannotte Ramirez.  She graduated from Horton High School in 1969.  She attended Washburn University for a short time and cosmetology school in Kansas City.  

William L. "Bill" Carter

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

William L. “Bill” Carter, 85, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Sunday, April 30, 2017 at his residence.

Celebration of Life services will be Friday, May 5, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Visitation with the family will be for one hour prior to services on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contr


Frances Naomi Harris

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Leavenworth, KS

Frances Naomi Harris, 81 years old, of Leavenworth, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at her home with loving family by her side.

Funeral services will be Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the Independence Baptist Church, 601 Pottawatomie St., Leavenworth, KS 66048 with Rev. Dr. James F. Lambert, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison


Ellen Dolores ‘DeDe’ (Brown) Fogler

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly of Atchison, KS

Ellen Dolores ‘DeDe’ (Brown) Fogler, 96, of St. Joseph, MO, formerly of Atchison, KS, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017.

Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS . Private family inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral h


Robert " Bob " Noll

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Robert G. “Bob” Noll, 84 of Pawnee City, peacefully passed into Eternal Life on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at The Pawnee County Hospital.  He was born on July 1, 1932 in Seneca, Kansas to Robert Maurice and Jessie Marie (Hatfield) Noll.

Bob graduated from Deming New Mexico High School (fait Robert G. “Bob” Noll, 84 of Pawnee City peacefully passed into


Mary Grier

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Mary Louise (Hatch) Grier, 57, of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Mary was born in Falls City, Nebraska, August 15, 1959, to Delbert Dwayne and Marilyn Maureen Hatch. She went to high school at Falls City and graduated in 1977.  Mary married Barry Lamont Grier, August 21, 1983 and had made Hiawatha their home all of thei


Betty Buehler

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Buehler, 94, of Hiawatha, died Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

Survivors  include three daughters:  Barbara Mitchell, Mary Ann Edds, Janet Mendez; brother Robert Lehnherr, sister Dorothy Zimbelman.

A Celebration of Betty’s life is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the First Presbyterian Chur


Megan Mooney

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Megan Kay Mooney, 27, of Hiawatha, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 29, 2017, at her apartment in Hiawatha.

Survivors include her parents Michelle and Terry Mooney, her brother Christopher Mooney, paternal grandmother Sharon Mooney, all of White Cloud, and maternal  grandmother Connie Knight of Leavenworth.

Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Megan’s


Dorothy Gerhardt

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Formerly of Netawaka, KS

Dorothy E. Gerhardt, 77, Missouri Valley, IA, formerly of Netawaka, KS passed away January 20, 2017, in Missouri Valley, IA.

A memorial Graveside Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Netawaka Cemetery.

The Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is assisting the family.

To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhome


Terry William ‘Butch’ Ball

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Terry William ‘Butch’ Ball, 76, a lifelong Atchison resident and Pharmacist, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 26, 2017.

Memorial services have been set for 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB, will be officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Atchison. Family will receive fri


Melvin Sinclair

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Melvin Dwayne Sinclair, 60, of Circleville, KS passed away suddenly Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Hiawatha Hospital E.R. He was born December 4, 1956 in Winchester, KS the son of David H. and Thelma Louise (Donovan) Sinclair.

Melvin graduated from ACCHS in 1975 and had attended Vo-Tech in Atchison. Melvin and his wife, Debra, owned and operated M&D Tree Shearing. He had worked fo


Emmett Kramer

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Pawnee City, NE

Emmett Joseph Kramer, 71 of Pawnee City, Nebraska formerly of Seneca, Kansas, died April 26,2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

He was born February 26,1946 to Lawrence and Rose Kramer in Baileyville, Kansas. He spent his childhood growing up in the Seneca and Baileyville area. He attended school at Baileyville Kansas. After school Emmett did various truck drivi


 Lewis C. Carter

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Today we lost a son of the greatest generation.  Lewis C. Carter, 93, of Holton, KS passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Holton Community Hospital.  He was born May 10, 1923 in Millen, GA, the son of John Lewis and Mary Alicia (Butler) Carter.

     After graduating from Roosevelt High School, Kansas City, Mo. in 1941, he p


Evelyn Wissman

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Evelyn Wissmann, 91, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 24, 2017 at Falls City. She was born February 15, 1926 at Falls City to Albert and Anna (Gossoehmig) Niedfeldt, Sr.

On February 3, 1948 she married Meinert Wissmann at Falls City. He passed away February 26, 2000.

Evelyn was raised north of Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1945. She attended Per


Betty (Adkins) Myers

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Denton, KS

DENTON, KANSAS - Betty L.(Adkins) Myers, 92, of Denton, Kansas died Monday, April 24, 2017 at an assisted living home in Hiawatha, Kansas. 

Betty was born on March 5, 1925 in Table Rock, Nebraska to Samuel (Frank) and Maude (Randall) Adkins. She lived most of her life in the Leona and the Denton area. Betty was a homemaker. Betty loved gardening, planting flowers, horses, m


Jimmy Entrikin

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Jimmy Don Entrikin, 70, of Horton, Kansas, passed away suddenly on April 23, 2017 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Jim was born on September 12, 1946 in Potter, Kansas the son of Wilbur and Pat Fowler Entrikin. Jim graduated from Everest High School in 1966, he then joined the United States Naval Service in May of the same year. After completing a four year tour of duty with another two ye


Ronald Collins

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Havensville, KS

Ronald Ray Collins, 57, of Havensville, KS passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his home. He was born November 11, 1959 in Onaga, KS the son of Lewis L. and Evelyn “Lorene” (Rieschick) Collins.

Ron graduated from Onaga High School in 1977. He had lived in the Onaga, Havensville and Holton communities. Ron had worked for Oldham’s Sausage in Holton for many years.<


Gayleen Zentner

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Gayleen Zentner, 84, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 24, 2017 at Falls City. She was born January 5, 1933 at Shubert to Kenneth and Hazel (Rase) Wilson.

On July 20, 1958 she married Lewis Zentner at Falls City.

Gayleen was raised in Shubert and Falls City, graduating Falls City High School in 1950. She then attended Peru State Teachers College and obtained a teachi